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A&B not unaware of US backlash

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Ahead of its first meeting this week, the WTO Remedies Implementation Committee (RIC), tasked with executing sanctions on United States, is cognisant that the super power may

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Guyana to host Caribbean Agriculture Week

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The planning for Caribbean Agriculture Week (CAW) 2013, the 12th edition of the Region’s premier agricultural event, will be hosted by the Government of Guyana, October 4-12,

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The University of the West Indies: Performing against the odds

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A few days ago the BBC Television World Service interviewed one of the wealthiest people in China.

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Seeking solutions

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CARIBBEAN Heads of Government held their 34th annual summit earlier this month in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Warner resigns

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night announced she had “accepted the offer of resignation” of embattled Minister of National Security Jack Warner.

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Find New Solutions… PANCAP Chair Tells Executive Board

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     “There are still critical gaps to be filled, including more focused and concerted actio

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Being Mandela

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - That there was violence and protest in the four years between Mr Mandela’s release and the general elections in 1994 is a matter of record, but measured against the tens

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Costa Rica seized over 4 tons of cocaine in Caribbean Sea

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, CMC – Costa Rica’s Minister of Public Safety, Francisco Zamora, says law enforcement officials have seized 4.6 tons of cocaine and 1.47 tons of marijuana in the Caribbean Se

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Caribbean Lizards Suggest Evolution More Predictable Than Thought

This question has long puzzled thinkers like legendary evolutionary scientist Stephen Jay Gould, who proposed that evolution was "utterly unpredictable and quite unrepeatable." But a new study of

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How badly has the doping scandal hurt Brand Jamaica?

KINGSTON, Jamaica - IT would be foolhardy to think that Jamaica's image would not be harmed by the doping scandal involving several of our athletes, including the much loved Mr Asafa Powell, and

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Jack asked to return diplomatic passport

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Government has asked former cabinet minister Jack Warner to return his diplomatic passport.

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GET OUT!

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon took in front yesterday and removed himself from any e-mail probe.

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Top cop statement on “emailgate” scandal described as “grossly reckless”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Deputy Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Joan Honore-Paul, has described as “shockingly irresponsible and grossly reckless” statements made by Acting Police

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Curfew imposed after gunmen kill three

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The authorities have imposed a 24 hour curfew on a section of Annotto Bay in St. Mary after gunmen shot and killed three people including a woman.

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Attorney general warns about illegal drugs trade

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Attorney General Levi Peter is urging Dominicans to stay away from the illegal drugs trade after a number of people appeared in court on Thursday following police seizure

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Beating the obesity rap

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Historically speaking, Antigua & Barbuda like many other Caribbean countries is a product of slavery and colonialism.

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Grenada and China looking to improve diplomatic relations

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – China is promising to deepen its relationship with Grenada eight years after the Caribbean island broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

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Government blasts opposition over hydro-electricity bills

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Government is describing as a “travesty against the people of Guyana” a decision by opposition legislators not to support measures aimed at raising the guarantee limit o

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Yachting sector contributes EC$130M to the economy

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The yachting sector has provided a significant boost to the economy, based on the results of a survey conducted between May 2012 and April 2013 .

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